Boko Haram or NOT, We'll Conduct Election in All States - JEGA

As concerns mount over unceasing terrorist attacks in parts of the north, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, Tuesday raised the hope of conducting election in all the states despite the security threats.

Besides, Jega boasted on Tuesday that the Osun State governorship election would be better than the one concluded in Ekiti State last week.

Jega made the declaration when the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China, H. E. Gu Xiaojie, paid a courtesy visit to the Commission in Abuja.

Professor Jega restated INEC readiness to conduct the 2015 general election in all states of the federation, despite security threats in some areas.

He said: "We know that both nationally and internationally, there are concerns about the 2015 general election, partly because of the challenges of security in some states.

"On our part, we have been doing our best to ensure that we are able to conduct elections in those areas; and we have been working very closely with security agencies to ensure that there is adequate security for the conduct of election in those states."

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